Middle School

Running River School invites families to visit our school and meet our staff to hear about our approach to education, and in particular, middle school. We know that students learn best when they truly get to create and problem solve, using all their resources. We use what we call “applied academics” in project based learning, using real life skills to integrate all subjects. Students learn how to learn and think, in-depth, which they can then transfer to any type of learning. Our middle school age children pursue personal interests, working with a teacher to set goals and create a curriculum to explore in depth about their area of interest. We look for internship possibilities, both in the school or in the community at large. In addition, we balance physical fitness and health; contemplative practices; communication skills and environmental and outdoor education into our excellent academic curriculum.

We encourage you to find out how meaningful school can be for students of this age. Running River’s approach is very different from regular public school, because we feel that these students need to be in an environment where they can be guided towards self knowledge, supported in learning the real meaning of friendship and team work, and fully engaged in meaningful learning, rather than being lost in a peer culture that consumes their intellectual and emotional energy.